Home Health Business Briefs: Encompass, Ensign Group

As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with activity — from acquisitions and partnerships to new leadership appointments and promotions. Here’s the latest news buzzing around the industry: Hometown Home Health & Hospice Expanding Fleet in Central Michigan Hometown Home Health & Hospice is expanding and upgrading […]

Home Health Business Briefs: Procura’s New CEO

As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with activity — from acquisitions and partnerships to new leadership appointments and promotions. Here’s the latest news buzzing around the industry: Josh Luke Joins Health Dimensions Group as National Advisor  Health Dimensions Group (HDG) recently announced that Josh Luke has […]

Home Health Business Briefs: Joint Venture Formed, Agency Names New President

As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with activity — from acquisitions and partnerships to new leadership appointments and promotions. Here’s the latest news buzzing around the industry: Private Equity Firm Acquires Home Care Provider J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC, a middle-market private equity firm, announced recently […]

Home Health Business Briefs: Care Angel, HealthSouth Corporation

As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with activity — from acquisitions and partnerships to new leadership appointments and promotions. Here’s the latest news buzzing around the industry: Linda Rhodes Joins Care Angel as Chief Caregiving Officer Care Angel has announced that Dr. Linda Rhodes, former Secretary […]

Apple Announces New Major Foray into Health Care Remote Tech

This week, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPL) unveiled its newest product offering in health care-related technology, for which it plans to transform the iPhone into a diagnostic tool. Health and wellness took center stage during a live event hosted by Apple on Monday, where the company showcased several new products coming to market soon, including its […]

In the Biz: Home Health Joint Venture to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

As one of the fastest-growing sectors in the United States, home health care is teeming with business activity. Here are some of the industry’s latest investments, acquisitions and partnerships: Strategic Partnership Creates Documentation, Quality Solution For Agencies Jacksonville, Florida-based Forcura and Floral Park, New York-based Quality In Real Time (QIRT) have announced a new strategic […]

4 Considerations to Make When Going Mobile in Home Health

As an increasing number of home health agencies undergo upgrades to meet the demands of today’s digital health care landscape, providers must select the networks and mobile devices that will best fit their needs and protect sensitive information. Since 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ database of major breach reports — those […]

Home Health Care Tech Targets Staff Education in New Rollout

Elsevier, a provider of scientific, clinical, technical and medical information products and services, launched Thursday the availability of a new suite of home care solutions and resources for nurses and other trained professionals working in the space. The launch of Mosby’s Home Health Care combines home healthcare nursing content with competency management functionality to provide […]

Home Health EHR Tech Goes Mainstream on Apple App Store

Aimed at removing barriers for home health and hospice organizations to deliver faster, yet compliant, visit documentation for their patients, Brightree this week launched the next generation of its electronic health record (EHR) platform via the Apple iTunes AppStore. The new Brigthree EHR point-of-care app is the first “native iOS app” for home health and […]

Brightree, CellTrak Team to Expand Home Health and Hospice E-Visit Verifications

Brightree, a provider cloud-based management and billing software solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced Tuesday it has expanded the breadth of its electronic visit verification capabilities for home health and hospice organizations. By adding an interface to CellTrak Technologies, which provides integrated mobile solutions for the home health care, hospice and private duty markets, […]